Alyssa's Shower

 It was finally not too hot outside

to go out in the yard during the day.

We had fun using the fence that

Jim's aunts gave us.

 Precious

 Yay, daddy came home to play

with Seamus.

 We went to Philadelphia to visit

Aunt Maria and Pano. A nice surprise

was seeing Uncle Jay. He had to take

an 8 hour test. Seamus was happy to see him.

 Crazy spider that builds a web

every night on our deck.

Maybe it is a nice spider like Charlotte.

 Seamus climbing underneath the chairs.

 Cookies I made for Alyssa's shower.

 Mom Donovan did such a

a great job putting together this shower.

She bought awesome Fall decorations

and made great food!

 cookies made by Aunt Joan

The card says "Falling in Love."

 Mom made pierogi casserole since

Alyssa loves pierogies.

 I was sad I didn't get a chance to try

the awesome cookie dough cake but it looked great.

I had some of Elizabeth's awesome cake balls.

She made those!

 Some candid shots.

Mom, Mrs. Boettcher and Mrs. Stern.

 Aunt Joan, Grandmom, Mrs. Smith

 Pat, Aunt Ruth and Maria

Friends of Dan and Alyssa

 Alyssa reading the game

that Mom made. Deciding if

it is Corey Matthews or Dan Donovan.

 Doing the game.

Maria, Aunt Joan and Aunt Mary

Aunt Joan made this cute

apron for Alyssa.

Congratulations Alyssa

we are so happy for you and can't wait

till the wedding! 

Weekend in Connecticut

 Jim and I saw this rainbow

after our evening out for our third

anniversary!

 Seamus climbed into

the laundry basket himself!

He is so silly!

 I hope he always has

this awesome sense of humor

and a smile on his face!

 Him making his new

whine noise.

 I took these two great

pictures on the day

he turned 8 months old!

He won't pose anymore laying down.

 A quick pit stop on our way to Connecticut.

The trip was a little long for him but

he loves it when daddy lets him play

with the steering wheel.

 Finally at my Uncle John's and Aunt Michelle's.

My Uncle Greg and Aunt Vicky were there too.

Pictured here is my Aunt Vicky.

Love the new swim trunks on Seamus, thank

you grandma!

 Seamus loved splashing in the pool!

 Uncle Greg

 Seamus' first time sitting

in grass. He didn't want to move.

 We celebrated my Aunt Eileen's birthday

and Kathy's (my mom's cousin).

They turned 70 and 50! Pictured here

is my Aunt Eileen.

 Great picture of my parents!

 Finally my grandma got to meet

Seamus! Love these pictures!

 My mom's brothers, sister, their spouses

and her parents. I am so glad my

Poppa got to finally meet Seamus!

 O'Connells

 O'Connells and Kopfs.

What an awesome weekend

of hanging out with family, eating

great food and swimming in two

different pools.

 Back at home, playing

with the measuring cups again.

Love these cute little jean shorts

borrowed from Aunt Sarah.

Seamus' new thing is climbing

under the dinner room table chairs

and trying to crawl underneath Coco.

He is always so smiley. 

A Day with Friends

This was actually today!

Seamus and I got to spend the day with

my friends Lizzy, Katie and Evelyn.

 We went out to eat at a Thai

Restaurant.

We also went to Franklin Square.

What a fun place to go if you have

kids.

 Seamus' first time on a swing!

He was a little nervous.

It is also our third anniversary today.

Tonight we are going to go out to eat

while our neighbors watch Seamus.

Love you Jim, you are the best

husband and dad! 

Having Fun at Home

 Once again

Seamus having fun with the blinds.

 I love the black

and white ones.

 Hey Lizzy, look at

the plant you gave me!

 Mom, look at

this crazy Hollyhock bush!

 Smiley boy, who

loves fruit and cheerios.

 Thanks Nana for the

awesome idea to make a tunnel!

 Seamus loved it!

 My idea to

do something more fun but

he ended up just chewing on the paper.

 I decided to use the

bathtub as a little cool swimming

pool for him. He was a little nervous about

the cold water.

 We finally used the sandbox crab

thing as a little pool. And yes I did

get in with him. (I thought the black

and white picture with the accent

of the green grass was cool.)

Seamus thinks Mr. Bob

is very funny. (Jim's childhood

monkey puppet.)